Jan 1st features a match where Shrewsbury Town will play host to Fleetwood Town in a clash of these two closely matched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Shrewsbury Town is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Cambridge United. Christian Saydee scored the first goal for Shrewsbury Town in the 64th minute, then Shilow Tracey got the equalizer for Cambridge United in the 67th minute on a feed from Ben Worman But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 76th minute on a goal by Sam Smith. Shrewsbury Town is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Fleetwood Town recorded a 1-2 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. Shaun Rooney scored the first goal for Fleetwood Town in the 8th minute, then George Byers got the equalizer for Sheffield Wednesday in the 16th minute on a feed from Marvin Johnson Finally they completed the comback in the 73rd minute on a goal by Marvin Johnson to cap off a wild match. Fleetwood Town looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Highbury Stadium, Shrewsbury Town took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Tom Bayliss scored the first goal for Shrewsbury Town in the 30th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Fleetwood Town was frustrated by Shrewsbury Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shrewsbury Town ended the match with the shutout victory.
Fleetwood Town is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Carlos Gomes and Gerard Garner each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Shrewsbury Town is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Tom Bayliss and Luke Leahy each having 2 goals in their last five.